Newbie question

I bought my son a 2g iphone off ebay and am trying not to have a major letdown for Christmas So he opens said box pulls out phone put his sim card from his old phone and what do I have to do to make it a merry christmas is this thing going to work like his old sony or blackberry put in card and go or am I going to spend all day searching this and other sites for answers Thanks in advance

I'd suggest doing a restore as new phone first ( wipe it clean completely of any old data and get it to the latest version of the firmware 3.1.2 ) and see if that doesn't fix it.

Just install iTunes on a computer, and connect the iPhone. It will show up in iTunes under "Devices" on the left side. Click on the name of it and then see what the software version is listed at. If it is not already 3.1.2, click the "Check for Update" button and it will download the update and install it for you.

good going with the 2g too i wish i hadent cracked my other 2. but i guess this clunky 3g is alright.

if you want him to have the greatest christmas, make sure you hook him up with the unlimited data plan. and make sure you get it before AT&T decides to go their "Charge per mb of usage plan" Route.. which they plan on doing in the future. (Also you might look into Blackra1n RC3 so he can have unlimited apps and complete control over the phone)